Tie



'J. W. RYAN.

TIE.

APPLICATION man ms, 21.1921.

1,390,928. PfltentedSept- 13, 1921.

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'rfohn Nfiyan I Mm ATTORNEY J. W. RYAN.

TIE. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 21. 1921.

PatentedSept. 1 921.

2 SHEETS John WHyah INVENTOR ATTORN EY WITNa:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

TIE.

Patented Sept. 13, 1921.

Application filed February 21, 1921.' Serial No. 446,621.

Toall whom it may concern: j

Be it known thatI, JOHN W. RYAN, a citizen of the :United States, residing at Springfield, in the county of Sangamon and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Ties, of which the 'fol-,

lowing is a specification. v y My present invention has reference to a combined tie and clamp for railwayrails.

My primary object is to produce a corn bined tie and clamp for railway rails which is wholly constructed of metal, which will effectively engage the rails and which will alsoengage with the road bed in amanner toprevent the lateral or longitudinal movement of the tie, and consequently "similar movement of the rails. I

I It is a further object of the invention to produce a combined tie and clampfor railwayrails constructed of two similar metal members, each having its ends provided 'with railengaging hooks, said members being disposed one over the other, and when so arranged the lips of one of the members are arranged opposite the lips of the other 1116111.

her in rail receiving relation, each of said members, intermediate of its lips being twisted to provideangularly disposed contacting portions, the'lower edges of which being embedded in the road bed, and the construction being such that the contacting engagement of the said portions of the members will hold both of. the members from lateral, longitudinal or sinking move ment after the said members connected. M p y c It is a further object to produce a combined metallic tie and rail clamp which constitutes two similar members of a shape and constructionto permit of the ready association and connection of the members, and wherein the intermediate portions of the members have their lower edges embedded in the road bed and their sides engaged by have been the road bed so that the longitudinal, lateral or sinking movement of the tie or rails will be effectively prevented.

It is a still further object, to produce a combined railwaytie and clamp which may be employed with particular efliciency 1n mines. I

The foregoing, and other objects which will appear as the nature ofthe invention is better understood, may be accomplished by a construction, combination and operative arrangement of parts, such as is disclosed by the drawings which accompany and which form part of this application.

In the drawings I Figure 1 is a plan view of a portion of a railway having rails supported and connected in accordance with this invention.

, Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, on an enlarged scale.

Fig. 3 is a perspective View of thecombined tie and clamp. I

Fig. 4 is a similar view of one of the members of the tie.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view through a tunnel showing the manner in which the ties support railson the bed thereof.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a plan view of amodified'form of one sectionof one of the ties which may be employed.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, the numeral 1 designates the rails of a track. These rails are supported and held in proper spaced relation to each other by ties constructed in accordance with this invention.

My improvement contemplates the emplovment of two similar members. This, in itself, is an important feature as the cost of,

production will be materially decreased.

the inner end of the widened or enlarged portions 2 there extends a reduced flat portion in the nature of a web 4. The web has an opening 5 therethrough. The web inward of the opening 5 is subjected to a pressure from one of the edges thereof, so that the said web has its said edge forced downwardly to provide a substantially triangular downwardly inclined Wall 7. From the wall 7, the upper edge of the web is pressed for a comparatively long distance at an angle providing a larger triangular surface 9, the lower wall 10 of this surface being rounded inwardly and being extended at a downward'and outward angle to provide a third triangular surface 11 which is of a size approximately. equaling that of the triangular portion is bent or otherwise shaped to provide the outeredge thereof with 'arail engaging lip 15.

When the sections are arranged one over the other, and the lips 3 are disposed at the outer end of the improvement, the angle walls provided bythe twisted web will contact. The triangular end walls 7 and 11, at the ends of the central twisted. portion of the web serves as abutment walls for preventing the outward movementof one of the sections with respect to the other section. The

' inner twisted portion, from'the center and at the'lower edge thereof is partially embedded in the road bed, which, of course, is true with respect to the abutment walls 7 and 11. Through the angle walls 9 of the respective sections, there is passed bolts 16 that have their threaded ends engaged by nuts 17. Certain of the bolts 16 mayxhave their heads provided'with ring members 18.

These ring members 18'mayreceive therethrough angle ends ofrod members 19 which holdthe said tiesin-proper spaced relation to .each other. It is, of course, to be understood, that one of the sections is arranged anda rail received thereon before the other section is positioned thereover, and when the sectionsas" thus assembled, spikes'or similar retaining means 20 may be passed through the openings 5 in the straight end portions of the webs 4. V

The above'eonstruction refers to ties designed for use on electric or steam'railway systems, and such ties may be also employed in mines or the like, in which instance they are of lighter construction. As a matter of fact, 'in mines certain of such ties are employed, but in addition thereto, I make use of otherties. The other ties are constructed similar "tothose previously described, eX- cept that the widened end 2 thereof is formed with an extension 21 to one side of the lip 3 thereof, and the said extension 21 is formed with an outwardly projecting plate portion 22. The ties rest on the floor of the mine having their lower edges partly embedded in the said floor, and the said ties 60 i are spaced away from each other a distance equaling the distance between the upright braces 23 which support the transverse beams 24 thatare in contact with the ceiling of a lead in the mine. The vertical braces 28 arearranged overthe projecting portions 22 of the tie, and the weight of these braces on the tie holding the latter against movement inany direction.

In connecting the rails in mines ordinary nuts and bolts may be employed for associating the sections of the ties and the spacin means therebetween dispensed with.

Tlaving described the invention, I claim 1. A combined tie and clamp for railway rails comprising two similarly constructed metallic. members each having an outer flat end formed with a rail engaging lip, said members disposed one on the other to arrange the lips of one of the members oppd site the lips of the other member in rail receiving relation, said members, intermediate of the flat ends thereof being twisted, and means connecting the twisted portions of the members.

2. A combined tie and clamp for railway rails comprising two similar members each having flat ends formed with rail engaging lips, and webs between said ends, said members disposed one 011 the other in contacting relation to arrange the lips ofone of the members opposite the lips of the other member in rail receiving relation, and the webs of the members being twisted to provide central triangular shaped portions and end triangular shaped shoulders, and means connecting the webs. 3. A combined tie and clamp for railway rails, comprising two similar members each having its ends provided with rail engaging lips, said members disposed one on the other toarrange the lips of one of the members opposite the lips of the other member in rail receiving relation, integrally formed angularly disposed contacting portions on the members between the lipped ends thereof, means connecting the central portions of the members, said means including rings disposed at the opposite sides of the members, all as and for the purpose set forth.

4. A combined tie and clamp for railway rails, comprising two similar members each having outer fiat ends formed with rail engaging lips, each of said members having one of its ends provided with a longitudinal extension disposed laterally of its lip, said members disposed one on the other to arrange the lips of one of the members opposite the lips of the other member in rail receiving relation, said members having reduced portions providing webs between the lipped ends thereof, said webs having spike openings therethrough and having their central portions bent and twisted to provide angularly disposed contacting portions at the center of the webs and angularly disposed contacting shoulders at the ends of the central portions, and means connecting the central portions of the members.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

JOHN WILLIAM RYAN. 

